diff --git a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/overlays/user/user.html b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/overlays/user/user.html
index b926d9e266..fa85785868 100644
--- a/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/overlays/user/user.html
+++ b/src/Umbraco.Web.UI.Client/src/views/common/overlays/user/user.html
@@ -6,14 +6,13 @@
     </h5>
 
     <umb-button
-      action="model.close()"
+      action="editUser()"
       alias="editUser"
       button-style="action"
-      href="#/users/users/user/{{user.id}}"
       label="Edit"
       label-key="general_edit"
       ng-if="canEditProfile"
-      type="link">
+      type="button">
     </umb-button>
 
     <umb-button